diff --git a/include/media/stagefright/foundation/ALooper.h b/include/media/stagefright/foundation/ALooper.h
index 153ead9a4bd72..70e0c5e6b3926 100644
--- a/include/media/stagefright/foundation/ALooper.h
+++ b/include/media/stagefright/foundation/ALooper.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define A_LOOPER_H_
 
 #include <media/stagefright/foundation/ABase.h>
+#include <media/stagefright/foundation/AString.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/KeyedVector.h>
 #include <utils/List.h>
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ struct ALooper : public RefBase {
 
     ALooper();
 
+    // Takes effect in a subsequent call to start().
+    void setName(const char *name);
+
     handler_id registerHandler(const sp<AHandler> &handler);
     void unregisterHandler(handler_id handlerID);
 
@@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ private:
     Mutex mLock;
     Condition mQueueChangedCondition;
 
+    AString mName;
+
     List<Event> mEventQueue;
 
     struct LooperThread;
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp b/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp
index 7e25e8867f0b8..7daac96b0a48d 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/AwesomePlayer.cpp
@@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ status_t AwesomePlayer::finishSetDataSource_l() {
     } else if (!strncmp("rtsp://gtalk/", mUri.string(), 13)) {
         if (mLooper == NULL) {
             mLooper = new ALooper;
+            mLooper->setName("gtalk rtp");
             mLooper->start(
                     false /* runOnCallingThread */,
                     false /* canCallJava */,
@@ -1352,6 +1353,7 @@ status_t AwesomePlayer::finishSetDataSource_l() {
     } else if (!strncasecmp("rtsp://", mUri.string(), 7)) {
         if (mLooper == NULL) {
             mLooper = new ALooper;
+            mLooper->setName("rtsp");
             mLooper->start();
         }
         mRTSPController = new ARTSPController(mLooper);
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/NuCachedSource2.cpp b/media/libstagefright/NuCachedSource2.cpp
index c02b7f3c4e7f9..9171aab8c42dc 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/NuCachedSource2.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/NuCachedSource2.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ NuCachedSource2::NuCachedSource2(const sp<DataSource> &source)
       mLastAccessPos(0),
       mFetching(true),
       mLastFetchTimeUs(-1) {
+    mLooper->setName("NuCachedSource2");
     mLooper->registerHandler(mReflector);
     mLooper->start();
 
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/foundation/ALooper.cpp b/media/libstagefright/foundation/ALooper.cpp
index 77afb010e6301..b7087f83df38f 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/foundation/ALooper.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/foundation/ALooper.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ ALooper::~ALooper() {
     stop();
 }
 
+void ALooper::setName(const char *name) {
+    mName = name;
+}
+
 ALooper::handler_id ALooper::registerHandler(const sp<AHandler> &handler) {
     return gLooperRoster.registerHandler(this, handler);
 }
@@ -100,7 +104,8 @@ status_t ALooper::start(
 
     mThread = new LooperThread(this, canCallJava);
 
-    status_t err = mThread->run("ALooper", priority);
+    status_t err = mThread->run(
+            mName.empty() ? "ALooper" : mName.c_str(), priority);
     if (err != OK) {
         mThread.clear();
     }
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/rtsp/ARTPWriter.cpp b/media/libstagefright/rtsp/ARTPWriter.cpp
index d4eed7ce6efba..ce1ee0e8c3587 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/rtsp/ARTPWriter.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/rtsp/ARTPWriter.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ ARTPWriter::ARTPWriter(int fd)
       mReflector(new AHandlerReflector<ARTPWriter>(this)) {
     CHECK_GE(fd, 0);
 
+    mLooper->setName("rtp writer");
     mLooper->registerHandler(mReflector);
     mLooper->start();
 
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/rtsp/MyHandler.h b/media/libstagefright/rtsp/MyHandler.h
index 0685a4732af9a..affacc86cb2f0 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/rtsp/MyHandler.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/rtsp/MyHandler.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct MyHandler : public AHandler {
           mFirstAccessUnitNTP(0),
           mNumAccessUnitsReceived(0),
           mCheckPending(false) {
-
+        mNetLooper->setName("rtsp net");
         mNetLooper->start(false /* runOnCallingThread */,
                           false /* canCallJava */,
                           PRIORITY_HIGHEST);
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ struct MyHandler : public AHandler {
                 }
 
                 mNumAccessUnitsReceived = 0;
-                msg->post(500000);
+                msg->post(1000000);
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ struct MyHandler : public AHandler {
                 if (!mCheckPending) {
                     mCheckPending = true;
                     sp<AMessage> check = new AMessage('chek', id());
-                    check->post(500000);
+                    check->post(1000000);
                 }
 
                 size_t trackIndex;